Two people have been charged over a boating accident death last January on Lake Ohakuri, southwest of Rotorua.
A 36-year-old Rotorua truck driver died January 2 when the boat skippered by the two charged collided with a sea biscuit the truck driver was being towed on.
Both have been charged with an offence under the Maritime Transport Act .
It deals with the use of any vessel in a manner to cause unnecessary danger to people or property.
They will appear in the Rotorua District Court on July 2.